How To Install openconnect on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openconnect on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is openconnect
openconnect is:
OpenConnect is an SSL VPN client initially created to support Cisco’s AnyConnect SSL VPN. It has since been extended to support the Pulse Connect Secure VPN (formerly known as Juniper Network Connect or Junos Pulse), the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect SSL VPN, F5 Big-IP SSL VPN, Fortinet Fortigate SSL VPN and Array Networks AG SSL VPN.
A corresponding OpenConnect VPN server implementation can be found in the ocserv package.
There are three methods to install openconnect on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install openconnect Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openconnect using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openconnect
Install openconnect Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openconnect using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openconnect
Install openconnect Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install openconnect using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openconnect
How To Uninstall openconnect on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the openconnect package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openconnect
Uninstall openconnect And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openconnect and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openconnect
Remove openconnect Configurations and Data
To remove openconnect configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openconnect
Remove openconnect configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openconnect configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openconnect
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openconnect package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
